We protect our customers' and our own intellectual property primarily by maintaining strict control over the use of

production processes. We also rely on confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our technology

in cases where the technology is not patented or patentable. All of our employees are required to execute confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements with us when their employment begins. In addition, for each project, only the personnel

associated with the project have access to the related intellectual property. Access to proprietary data is limited to